It’s been more than three decades sinceRon Howard’sWillowhit theaters, first introducing fans toWarwick Davis' heroic farmer-turned-sorcerer.
Now, Willow Ufgood is returning to the screen, witha new TV series hitting Disney+ later this year.
“You don’t want to let them down because they’ll soon tell you.
Warwick Davis in the ‘Willow’ Disney+ TV series.Lucasfilm Ltd.
So, that kept us on our game.”
But once she read the initial scripts, she found herself drawn back intoWillow’srich fantasy world.
It feels very organic."
‘Willow’ TV stars Erin Kellyman, Ruby Cruz, Warwick Davis, Joanne Whalley, and Ellie Bamber at Star Wars Celebration.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
“Obviously, being Cast Member No.
1, they didn’t want to damage me,” Davis says with a laugh.
“So they said, ‘Who do you want as a double?’
I said, ‘Well, actually, my 18-year-old son is exactly the same height as I am.’
Same build, walks the same as I do.
So, he’s the perfect double.
He took all my knocks for me.”
“It was like having two Willows around all the time,” Kasdan adds.
Listen to the full interview with Warwick Davis and theWillowcast onEW’s newStar Warspodcast,Dagobah Dispatch.
